animalsfarmHad to rush poor Allie to the vet today, as she started acting all weird and we thought she might be having a seizure. Turns out it's vertigo. Aside from the meds, does anyone have any advice for dealing with an old dog with #Vertigo?
This Account Kills Fascists@animalsfarm We had a dog that was misdiagnosed with vertigo but it turned out to be some kind of vestibular thing, and he didn't live long enough to be off the meds long enough to have proper diagnostics.
If I were you I *may* look for a second opinion. I'm saying this without knowing a damn thing about this, so please take this as a loving suggestion as it's meant to be <3
@violenteastcoastcity how did you find out? is there any way of telling? we only have one vet in town. If we had to go to the vet hospital we would have had to travel on two roads that were both shut down today due to the snow...
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@animalsfarm @violenteastcoastcity Our dog went through this in November. (He's recovering slowly.) This is what I remember. I am just parroting words I heard; this is no substitute for a real vet's diagnosis.
"Vertigo" is usually either infection in the middle ear/semicircular canals or indication of a brain injury, stroke or tumor. The older the dog, the more likely stroke and tumor are. If the dog responds to anti-nausea meds and antibiotics, it's probably ear infection.
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@animalsfarm @violenteastcoastcity If it's ear infection, the dog will partially/mostly recover over 3 months. Help her by encouraging normal activity. (Ours needed encouragement with stairs, getting into the car, and catching. And runnning, right at first.)
I don't know what the brain injury treatment is; we didn't have to go there.
"Vestibular disease" means middle ears.
Good luck!
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Hypertension means a stroke is more likely. Dogs can get blood pressure tests. You can do an MRI ($$$) to look for tumor or blockage.
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I remembered one more thing. When a dog is suffering vertigo, its eyes dart back and forth. (It's a lot like when you spin around and get dizzy - the eyes can's stay focused.)
if the darting is side to side, it's probably vestibular. If it's up and down, it's probably central nervous system (brain). if it's both, it's inconclusive.
More good luck!
@kbob @violenteastcoastcity her eyes were showing white at the start, but have been normal almost since it started